Saint-Laurent-l'Abbaye

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Saint-Laurent-l'Abbaye
Coat of arms of Saint-Laurent-l'Abbaye
Saint-Laurent-l'Abbaye (France)
Saint-Laurent-l'Abbaye
region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Nièvre
Arrondissement Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Canton Pouilly-sur-Loire
Community association Communauté de communes Loire, Vignobles et Nohain
Coordinates 47 ° 21 ′  N , 3 ° 0 ′  E Coordinates: 47 ° 21 ′  N , 3 ° 0 ′  E
height 162-201 m
surface 1.41 km 2
Residents 215 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 152 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 58150
INSEE code
Website http://www.commune-de-saint-laurent-l-abbaye.fr/

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Saint-Laurent-l'Abbaye is a French municipality with 215 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nièvre in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire and the Canton of Pouilly-sur-Loire .

Neighboring communities

Saint-Laurent-l'Abbaye is located about 35 kilometers north-northwest of Nevers . Neighboring municipalities of Saint-Laurent-l'Abbaye are Saint-Martin-sur-Nohain in the north, west and east, Saint-Quentin-sur-Nohain in the east and south-east and Saint-Andelain in the south and south-west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2016
Residents 241 224 210 177 209 207 227 238 216
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint Laurent Church
  • Remains of the monastery of Saint-Laurent-lès-Cosne, probably founded in the 6th century, raised to a monastery around 1085, since 1996 Monument historique (portal can be seen today in the Museum of Philadelphia)
Saint-Laurent church with cemetery

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Nièvre. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-054-X , pp. 802-804.

Web links

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